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Allen Stone
Building Balance [ ATO / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Soulful vanguard Allen Stone's Building Balance takes his soul-stirring R&B and funk to the next artistic level. Allen continues to draw inspiration from '70s funk and soul with current flexes, sitting amid D'Angelo in its sultrier moments, and... |
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Foster & Allen
The Essential Foster & Allen [ Big Jo-Ke / CD - released 8/Jun/2009 ] This 2CD set features 36 Foster & Allen hits & favourites - including "Maggie", "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen", "The Mountains of Mourne", "Bunch of Thyme", "The Fiddler' and more. |
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Foster & Allen
Putting On The Style [ Sony / 3 CD/DVD - released 25/Jan/2019 ] Since the start of this millennium, Mick Foster and Tony Allen have sold almost 1.5 million albums in the UK. Over the last several years, Foster & Allen have developed a successful TV show, which features live performance, videos and special guests.... |
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HANDEL / WOLF / MOZART / BACH / MASCAGNI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grace Kathleen Battle (soprano) with the American Boys Choir & Nancy Allen (harp) [ Sony Music / CD - released 15/Apr/1997 ] the world's most popular works from the sacred music repertoire. |
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Steve Allen
The Steve Allen Collection [ Frenzy / CD - released 18/Aug/2023 ] This release is a whole lot more than just "Join Together". It includes a couple of big hits, a handful of should have been hits, the first ever cover of a Bowie song, a host of finely crafted self written pop songs, collaborations with Wellington... |
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Stewart Allen
9 Rooms [ Rattle Records / CD - released 26/Nov/2021 ] Stewart Allan's 9 Rooms has been a long time coming, with some songs taking shape over many years. During that time, Stewart has been searching for the right sonic framework for his work, a sound world that would serve the aesthetic and intellectual... |
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LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (complete opera recorded in 1995) BLU-RAY Théâtre Musical de Paris - Châtelet / Thomas Allen, Eva Jenis, Hannah Minutillo , Ivan Kusnjer / Charles Mackerras (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2016 ] This enchanting production by Nicholas Hytner, sung in the original Czech, is conducted by Charles Mackerras, a master of the best Janáček style. Through myriad shifts of scene, the episodic story is presented in brightly coloured sets and costumes... |
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Al Bowly, Marlene Dietrich, Nat King Cole, Vera Lynn, Fred Astaire, George Formby, Dorothy Lamour, Flanagan and Allen, Perry Como, Noel Coward, etc
Perfect Nostalgia [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] Bask in a comforting warm nostalgic glow. Some wit once quipped "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be". I think when you hear this collection you will disagree. Happy listening! |
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HANDEL / CARULLI / KRANTZ / GIULIANI / DEBUSSY / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Summer Music Deborah Carter (flute) Allen Krantz (guitar) [ Direct-To-Tape Recording Company / CD - released 2/Feb/1995 ] "Summer Music" is a flute and guitar recital spanning three centuries of music performed by flutist Deborah Carter and composer/guitarist Allen Krantz. |
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Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
The River In Reverse [ Verve / CD - released 29/May/2006 ] |
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Foster & Allen
Sing The Number 1s [ Rajon Music Group / 2 CD ] Featuring "Unchained Melody", "Strangers In The Night", "This Ole House", "You Belong To Me", "Memories Are Made Of This", "I Have A Dream", "Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" and many more! |
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Henry 'Red' Allen
Three Classic Albums Plus (Red Allen Meets Kid Ory / We've Got Rhythm / Red Allen Plays King Oliver) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2012 ] |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Beatrice et Benedict (Complete opera) Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Christiane Eda-Pierre, Thomas Allen, Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis [ Philips / 2 CD - released 5/May/2005 ] Dame Janet Baker and Robert Tear lead an outstanding cast in this classic recording of Berlioz' operatic setting of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, under the baton of the distinguished Berlioz conductor Sir Colin Davis. |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Candide Leonardo Capalbo (Candide), Jane Archibald (Cunegonde), Anne Sofie von Otter (Old Lady), Thomas Allen (Dr Pangloss/Narrator) LSO, Marin Alsop [ LSO / 2 CD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] Marin Alsop conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in a new recording of Leonard Bernstein's comic operetta based on Voltaire's satirical novella, in a performance that is full of dry wit, absurd humour, and stirring optimism. Marin Alsop leads... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Lucia Popp, Bernd Weikl, London Philharmonic, Klaus Tennstedt / Thomas Allen, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 16/Jun/1987 ] Most of Mahler's vocal output was inspired by "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (The Boy's Magic Horn), an early 19th-Century anthology of folk poems from all over German-speaking Europe. The "Wunderhorn" had earlier inspired Weber, Mendelssohn and Schumann.... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: If I Loved You - Love Duets from the Musicals Valerie Masterson, Thomas Allen / Philharmonia Orchestra, John Owen Edwards [ TER VIP Series / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] To have Valerie Masterson and Thomas Allen perform this recital of musical theater songs in the original stage orchestrations is indicative of a trend which is long overdue for the dissolution of the barriers between opera and musical theater. |
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CLAY / WOOD / SULLIVAN / COATES / WALLACE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: More Songs My Father Taught Me (music of Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] "Drawing-room songs that make their mark again, thanks to such a strong advocate" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (August 2003) |
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SULLIVAN / COATES / NOVELLO / PENN / WOOD / etc
Songs my father taught me Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] A persuasive case for the often sublime artistry of the humble parlour song' (Gramophone) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Thomas Allen (baritone) Ann Murray (soprano) / The London Philharmonic, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Virgin Ultraviolet / CD - released 5/Nov/1995 ] Recorded At - No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 1991 |
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HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: Lieder Thomas Allen (baritone) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Virgin Records / CD - released 21/Mar/1992 ] Recording: Studio N°. 1 Abbey Road, London |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms/Wolf: Lieder Thomas Allen (baritone) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Virgin Records / 2 CD - released 21/Mar/1992 ] Classic recordings now reissued at a special price |
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POULENC
The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc Volume 5 Thomas Allen, Thomas Oliemans, Joshua Ellicott, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Ann Murray, Sarah Fox, Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "Thomas Allen, Thomas Oliemans, Joshua Ellicott, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Ann Murray and Sarah Fox are all secure and idiomatic Poulenc connoisseurs." The Observer, 28th June 2015 |
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Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
Rejoice (Special Edition) [ World Circuit / ADA / 2 CD - released 22/Oct/2021 ] 'Rejoice' is the classic collaboration between Tony Allen, the legendary drummer and co-founder of Afrobeat, and Hugh Masekela, the master trumpet player of South African jazz. The record, released to great acclaim in March 2020, became the first... |
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ALWYN / BRITTEN / BUTTERWORTH / FINZI / IRELAND / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
English Song Collection Various Artists including Philip Langridge, Frank Lloyd, Felicity Lott, Christopher Maltman, Andrew Matthews-Owen, Ivan McCready, Thomas Allen, etc [ Naxos / 25 CD Box Set - released 21/May/2021 ] "Keenly priced, this set will surely provide many hours of listening pleasure." Gramophone |
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Allen Toussaint
Toussaint (LP) [ Kent / Ace Records / LP - released 27/Jun/2025 ] Allen Toussaint's debut as a solo artist, "The Wild Sound Of New Orleans" was released in 1958 under the name of Tousan. In the 60s, he established himself as a songwriter, producer and arranger for a number of labels and generated hits like 'Working... |
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Geri Allen Trio
Twenty One (Double LP) [ Blue Note / 2 LP - released 22/May/2022 ] The brilliant pianist and composer Geri Allen came out of Detroit's fertile jazz scene, eventually moving to New York where she became part of the emerging M-Base collective that was forging new creative ideas and approaches to jazz in the 1980s.... |
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Joan As Police Woman, Tony Allen, Dave Okumu
The Solution Is Restless [ Pias / CD - released 26/Nov/2021 ] The Solution Is Restless is a joint album written and recorded by Joan As Police Woman, Dave Okumu of The Invisible and legendary drummer Tony Allen shortly before he passed away. Damon Albarn also features on the record. Joan was invited to... |
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Lily Allen
No Shame [ Parlophone / CD - released 8/Jun/2018 ] Lily Allen has had three UK number 1 singles, two number 1 albums and she has sold over 5 million albums worldwide. After a decade of being a pop star, Lily Allen is back with her most personal, insightful and fully-formed record to date. No Shame... |
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Terry Allen
Lubbock (On Everything) (2CD) [ Paradise of Bachelors / 2 CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
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Allen Toussant
Life, Love And Faith / Southern Nights / Motion [ BGO Records / 2 CD - released 7/Mar/2014 ] |
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Allen Stone
Allen Stone [ Decca / CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] |
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FAURE / DURUFLE
Requiem Ann Murray & Mary Seers (sopranos) Thomas Allen & Michael George (baritones) / Corydon Singers & English Chamber Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2007 ] 'Superb' (Fanfare, USA) |
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DURUFLE
Requiem Op 9, Quatre Motets sur des themes gregoriens Op 10 Ann Murray, Thomas Allen / Corydon Singers / English Chamber / Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] 'A wonderfully sympathetic performance... a heavenly, visionary effect which is amazingly satisfying' (BBC Record Review) |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Dona Nobis Pacem & Towards the Unknown Region Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Corydon Singers, Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Jul/1993 ] |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Choral Works [Incls Serenade to Music; Five Mystical Songs & Fantasia on Christmas Carols] (4 CD set) Corydon Singers, Matthew Best, with John Mark Ainsley, Thomas Allen, Elizabeth Connell, John Gielgud, Bryn Terfel, Sarah Walker, etc [ Hyperion / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2008 ] 'The performances are splendid, graced by such soloists as Thomas Allen and Bryn Terfel … The rapturous Serenade to Music has a cast of 16 singers fit to rival those of the original recording' (Sunday Times) |
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Foster & Allen
Best Friends [ Telstar / CD ] |
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Foster & Allen
I Will Love You All My Life [ Ritz / CD - released 12/May/2015 ] |
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Foster & Allen
Sing Country [ CD ] |
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Foster & Allen
The Gold Collection [ Demon/Edsel / 3 CD - released 3/Oct/2017 ] The Gold Collection is a collection of classics, favorites, and new cuts from Irish folk duo Foster & Allen. Comprising joyous vocals with bright accordion work and resonant acoustic guitar, the release features recordings from the '80s and '90s. |
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J D Allen
Bloom [ Savant / CD - released 8/Jan/2014 ] Perhaps the most diverse offering to date, Bloom is one of those rare releases that can take the harmonic road less traveled and still find the path back home. |